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Perry, John

1670 - 1702
active 1772, artist; painter, Netherlands

Brandt, David Menso

1606 - 1669
c1613-1904,

New River Company, The

1619 - 1904
Print maker best-known for his work for the Académie des Sciences.

Le Clerc, Sebastien

1637 - 1714
1672-1755, astronomer; mathematician, British; English

Hodgson, James

1672 - 1755
1676-1763, medallist, Swiss

Dassier, Jean

1676 - 1763
1668-1749, shipbuilder, English?; British

Acworth, Sir Jacob

1668 - 1749
1677-1740, medallist, active Nuremburg, German

Vestner, Georg Wilhelm

1677 - 1740
1677-1750, mathematician; astronomer; cartographer, German

Doppelmayr, Johan Gabriel

1677 - 1750
1649-1713, anatomist, Dutch

Bidloo, Govert

1649 - 1713
1647-1712?, physicist; natural philosopher, French

Papin, Denis

1647
1668-1751, philanthropist; sea captain, English

Coram, Thomas

1668 - 1751
1575-1660, mathematician, English

Oughtred, William

1575 - 1660
1646-1716, mathematician; philospher, German

Leibniz, Gottfried Wilhelm

1646 - 1716
1610-1676, clock maker, English

Holloway, John

1610 - 1676
1661-1749, catholic priest; canon, French

Godinot, Jean

1661 - 1749
1616-1654, physician; astrologer; apothecary, British

Culpeper, Nicholas

1616 - 1654
1626-1697, physician; poet, Italian

Redi, Francesco

1626 - 1697
1629-1693, mathematician; astronomer; physicist, Dutch

Huygens, Christiaan

1629 - 1695
1619-1682, inventor; Count Palatine of the Rhine, Duke of Bavaria, German Prince active in England

Rupert

1619 - 1682
1670-1715, artist, Swiss

Schmutz, Johann Rudolf

1670 - 1715
1636 or 1637-1702, physician; writer, Dutch

Harvey, Gideon

1636 - 1702
1639-1684, artist; painter, Dutch

Netscher, Caspar

1639 - 1684
1632-1723, merchant; scientist and microscope maker, Dutch

Leeuwenhoek, Antoni van

1632 - 1723
1618-1698, apothecary, French

Charas, Moyse

1618 - 1698
1618-1707, also known as Alamgir I, ruler of the Mughal Empire from 1658-1707

Mogul Emperor Aurangzeb

1618 - 1707
1636 or 1838-1706, physician; anatomist, French, published Nouvelles tables anatomiques, 1678

Bourdon, Amé

1636 - 1706
1637-1651, warship, English

HMS Sovereign of the Seas

1637 - 1651
1650-1909, wholesale chemist; druggist, London, England

Hearon, Squire and Francis Limited

1650 - 1909
1624-1689, physician, English

Sydenham, Thomas

1624 - 1689
1596-1650, philosopher; mathematician, French

Descartes, René

1596 - 1650
1605-1691, astronomer, French

Bouilleau, Ismael

1605 - 1691
1593-1661, artist; painter, English

Janssen van Ceulen, Cornelius

1593 - 1661
1596-1673, mapmaker, Netherlands

Blaeu, Johannes

1596 - 528
1599-1641, artist, Belgian

Van Dyck, Anthony

1599 - 1641
1599-1667, pope, Italian

Alexander VII

1599 - 1655
1637-1720, Grand Master of the Knights Hospitallers, Spanish

Perellos de Roccaful, Ramon

1637 - 1720
1583-1634, army general, Bohemian (now Czech)

Wallenstein, General

1583 - 2500
1667-1745, writer and dean of St Patrick's Cathedarl, Dublin, Irish

Swift, Jonathan

1667 - 1745
1610-1672, master shipwright, British; English

Pett, Peter

1610 - 1672
1648/9-1724, clock and watchmaker; barometer maker, English; British

Quare, Daniel

1648 - 1724
1635-1715, optician (lens maker) and astronomer, Italian

Campani, Giuseppe

1635 - 1715
1660-1742, physician; privateer, English

Dover, Thomas

1660 - 1704
1688-1763, mathematical instrument maker; science lecturer, British; English

Hauksbee, Francis

1604 - 1763
1638-1675, mathematician; inventor of the reflecting telescope, Scottish

Gregory, James

1638 - 1675
1581-1626, mathematician, Welsh; English

Gunter, Edmund

1581 - 1626
1660-1969, telecommunications company, Britain

General Post Office

1660 - 1969
1625-1695, natural philosopher; mathematical instrument maker; engineer; inventor; diplomat; English

Morland, Sir Samuel

1625 - 1695
1600-1874, trading company; based in United Kingdom; global trade

East India Company

1600 - 1874
1672-1733, scholar, Swiss

Scheuchzer, Johann Jakob

1672 - 1733